Safeguarding

The safety and wellbeing of the people we support is a priority at L.I.F.T CIC.

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who may be at risk of harm, abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Our safeguarding arrangements are designed to help us:

• Promote a safe and supportive learning environment

• Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns

• Take concerns seriously and act where necessary

• Maintain appropriate confidentiality while sharing information where this is necessary to protect someone from harm

• Work with relevant organisations and services where appropriate

• Ensure people involved in delivering our programmes understand their safeguarding responsibilities

Our Safeguarding Policy

For more information about how we manage safeguarding concerns, please read our full Safeguarding Policy and Procedures:

 Safeguarding Policy and Procedures 

If you have an immediate concern that someone is in immediate danger, please contact the emergency services by calling 999.

Our membership of Thirtyone:eight

L.I.F.T CIC is a member of Thirtyone, an independent safeguarding organisation that provides specialist advice, guidance, training and resources to organisations working with children, young people and adults.

Our membership gives us access to specialist safeguarding support and advice, helping us to strengthen our safeguarding practice and ensure that we have appropriate guidance when dealing with safeguarding concerns.

We value this external support as part of our commitment to maintaining high safeguarding standards and continually improving the way we protect and support the people we work with.

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

To learn more about Thirtyone:eight please visit their website: https://thirtyoneeight.org/ 

Privacy & Data Protection

L.I.F.T CIC respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

We may collect information when you:

• Contact us

• Enrol on a programme

• Register interest in a service

• Participate in learning activities

• Communicate with us

• Use our website

• Work with us as a partner, volunteer or professional

The information we collect may include contact details, programme information and other information that is relevant to providing our services.

Where appropriate and necessary, we may also collect information relating to accessibility requirements, learning needs or other circumstances that help us provide appropriate support.

We use personal information for purposes such as:

• Providing and administering our programmes

• Communicating with learners and families

• Responding to enquiries

• Supporting learning and participation

• Monitoring and improving our services

• Meeting legal and regulatory requirements

• Protecting the safety and wellbeing of individuals

We aim to collect only information that is necessary, keep it secure and retain it only for as long as appropriate.

You have rights in relation to your personal information. These may include the right to request access to the information we hold about you and, depending on the circumstances, to request correction, deletion or restriction of its use.

For more information, please see our Privacy Notice.

Read our Privacy Notice 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

L.I.F.T CIC is committed to treating people fairly, respectfully and with dignity.

We welcome learners and participants from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, religions, abilities and life circumstances.

We recognise that people may experience barriers to education for different reasons and we aim to reduce those barriers wherever reasonably possible.

Our programmes are designed to be inclusive and supportive, including for people with additional needs and learning differences such as ADHD, dyslexia and autism.

Where possible, we will consider reasonable adjustments and adaptations to support participation.

Read Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy